GeForce RTX 5090 vs GTX 1050
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 and GeForce RTX 5090, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 5090 outperforms GTX 1050 by a whopping 657% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 400 | 2 |
| Place by popularity | 13 | 57 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 11.41 | 10.67 |
| Power efficiency | 11.96 | 11.80 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | GP107 | GB202 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 October 2016 (8 years ago) | 30 January 2025 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $109 | $1,999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
GTX 1050 has 7% better value for money than RTX 5090.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 640 | 21760 |
| Core clock speed | 1290 MHz | 2017 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1392 MHz | 2407 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,300 million | 92,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 575 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 97 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 58.20 | 1,637 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.862 TFLOPS | 104.8 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 176 |
| TMUs | 40 | 680 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 680 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 170 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 145 mm | 304 mm |
| Height | 4.38" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 300 Watt | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 16-pin |
| SLI | - | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1752 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 1.79 TB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | + |
| HDCP | 2.2 | - |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GameStream | + | - |
| GPU Boost | 3.0 | no data |
| VR Ready | + | no data |
| Ansel | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | + | 10.1 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 44
−361%
| 203
+361%
|
| 1440p | 23
−709%
| 186
+709%
|
| 4K | 23
−543%
| 148
+543%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 2.48
+298%
| 9.85
−298%
|
| 1440p | 4.74
+127%
| 10.75
−127%
|
| 4K | 4.74
+185%
| 13.51
−185%
|
- GTX 1050 has 298% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- GTX 1050 has 127% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- GTX 1050 has 185% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 30−35
−710%
|
250−260
+710%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 11
−1836%
|
210−220
+1836%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
−872%
|
240−250
+872%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 30−35
−710%
|
250−260
+710%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 56
−252%
|
190−200
+252%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6
−3450%
|
210−220
+3450%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
−872%
|
240−250
+872%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−432%
|
210−220
+432%
|
| Fortnite | 70−75
−325%
|
300−350
+325%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
−562%
|
300−350
+562%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
−664%
|
250−260
+664%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
−302%
|
170−180
+302%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
−536%
|
650−700
+536%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 30−35
−710%
|
250−260
+710%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 43
−358%
|
190−200
+358%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−868%
|
210−220
+868%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250
−11.2%
|
270−280
+11.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
−872%
|
240−250
+872%
|
| Dota 2 | 124
−626%
|
900−950
+626%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−432%
|
210−220
+432%
|
| Fortnite | 53
−470%
|
300−350
+470%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 49
−602%
|
300−350
+602%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
−664%
|
250−260
+664%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 53
−228%
|
170−180
+228%
|
| Metro Exodus | 17
−306%
|
69
+306%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
−302%
|
170−180
+302%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 38
−1055%
|
400−450
+1055%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
−536%
|
650−700
+536%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 36
−447%
|
190−200
+447%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−818%
|
202
+818%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
−872%
|
240−250
+872%
|
| Dota 2 | 112
−614%
|
800−850
+614%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−432%
|
210−220
+432%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 34
−912%
|
300−350
+912%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
−627%
|
240−250
+627%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
−302%
|
170−180
+302%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20
−1650%
|
350
+1650%
|
| Valorant | 28
−2329%
|
650−700
+2329%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 42
−619%
|
300−350
+619%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−1207%
|
183
+1207%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 90−95
−461%
|
500−550
+461%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 7
−2314%
|
160−170
+2314%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
−1343%
|
202
+1343%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
−92.3%
|
170−180
+92.3%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
−267%
|
450−500
+267%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27
−626%
|
190−200
+626%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
−1336%
|
150−160
+1336%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
−700%
|
200−210
+700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−33
−920%
|
300−350
+920%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
−627%
|
160−170
+627%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−1589%
|
321
+1589%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 24−27
−481%
|
150−160
+481%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 10−11
−1180%
|
128
+1180%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
−3380%
|
174
+3380%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24
−679%
|
180−190
+679%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
−1988%
|
167
+1988%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 15
−2420%
|
378
+2420%
|
| Valorant | 65−70
−403%
|
300−350
+403%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
−700%
|
130−140
+700%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
−1000%
|
55
+1000%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1875%
|
75−80
+1875%
|
| Dota 2 | 47
−645%
|
350−400
+645%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−1208%
|
170−180
+1208%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−1352%
|
300−350
+1352%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−11
−650%
|
75−80
+650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−773%
|
95−100
+773%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 12−14
−558%
|
75−80
+558%
|
This is how GTX 1050 and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:
- RTX 5090 is 361% faster in 1080p
- RTX 5090 is 709% faster in 1440p
- RTX 5090 is 543% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 5090 is 3450% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RTX 5090 surpassed GTX 1050 in all 61 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.08 | 98.99 |
| Recency | 25 October 2016 | 30 January 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 32 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 575 Watt |
GTX 1050 has 666.7% lower power consumption.
RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 656.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 in performance tests.
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